Peace Ambassadors Initiatives Unveiled In Grand Style

AISHA ABUBAKAR

 It was a glamorous atmosphere in Lagos State as various ethnic groups converged with their cultural attires for the official unveiling of a nongovernmental organisation, known as Peace Ambassador Initiatives, to promote peace and unity in Nigeria.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the unveiling took place at the weekend at the group’s National Secretariat located at No. 52 Governor’s Road, Ikotun area of Lagos State. 

The epoch making event witnessed the presence of dignitaries including the traditional ruler of Hausa Community in Alimosho, Alhaji Alhassan.
Other ethnic groups including the Yoruba, Igbo, South South, Hausa and other nationalities were fully represented and they expressed the need to live together in peace and harmony in Nigeria.

At the unveiling event, the President of the group, Ambassador Ezewele Cyril Abionanojie, stated that the Peace Ambassador Initiatives is a non governmental humanitarian global peace initiative and voluntary development organisation established and registered at Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Abuja, Nigeria.

The well travelled respected author and hospitality guru stated that the mission and vision are centered at ethno-religious conflicts resolution in countries around the world through arbitration, dialogue and sensitization for the actualization of sustainable peace.

Ambassador Ezewele emphasized that peace is the life gate to collective progress for the betterment of all irrespective of our individual tribe, religious affiliations and geographical location.

He explained that the group’s motto is justice, peace and unity geared towards guiding us enroute for researching and implementation of a meaningful and scholarly engagement on how to live in peace and harmony as we resolve conflicts without violence.

“We must rise from the unproductive seat of shifting blames to the productive field of fixing the broken pieces. We must be ready to learn, unlearn and relearn in order to love and embrace ourselves with one vision or we risk to hate and destroy ourselves as fools” he posited. 

Ezewele appealed to Nigerians to be part of the peace vanguard as there is every need to join hands and solve problems or we become part of the problem if we fail to be part of the solution.

“There is only a tiny variation of non performance and bad performance. It is either we are part of the solution or part of the problem, no in between” he stated.

In the same vein, the General Secretary of the group, Comrade Adamu Mohammed, stated that peace is the key for Nigeria to progress positively and enjoined other ethnic groups to come together to embrace peace and understand ourselves better in the interest of our future generation.

He stated that the sensitization will continue and spread beyond Nigeria in order to achieve peace in African and the world indeed.